The US economy is caught in a trap. That trap is the Department of Defense: an increasingly sticky wicket that relies on an a... moreThe US economy is caught in a trap. That trap is the Department of Defense: an increasingly sticky wicket that relies on an annual, trillion-dollar redistribution of government-collected wealth. In fact, it's the biggest "big government" program on the pl...

The Senate finalized a nearly $700 billion defense authorization bill on Thursday, setting the stage for a 2.4 percent pay ra... moreThe Senate finalized a nearly $700 billion defense authorization bill on Thursday, setting the stage for a 2.4 percent pay raise for troops next year, a boost in military end strength and a build-up in military equipment and readiness. Whether the militar...

The United States is spending a prodigious amount on its military in order to maintain global hegemony, as the US economy is ... moreThe United States is spending a prodigious amount on its military in order to maintain global hegemony, as the US economy is totally dependent on military spending, according to Professor Dennis Etler, an American political analyst who has a decades-long ...

One of the striking aspects of American military power is how little serious attention is spent on examining the key elements... moreOne of the striking aspects of American military power is how little serious attention is spent on examining the key elements of its total cost by war and mission, and the linkage between the use of resources and the presence of an effective strategy. For...

With this memo, it appears that rather than building stronger bonds between the American military and its public, Mattis is i... moreWith this memo, it appears that rather than building stronger bonds between the American military and its public, Mattis is intend on sustaining the emerging contemporary national security state, with its tens of thousands of “privateers”; its bloated Dep...

Though it might make sense for the Pentagon to establish a Disaster Response Command as its 10th Unified Combatant Command, i... moreThough it might make sense for the Pentagon to establish a Disaster Response Command as its 10th Unified Combatant Command, it would make more sense to redirect some of the hundreds of billions of dollars that Congress lavishes on the Department of Defens...